ISTM 210 - Exam 1 Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers

ISTM 210 - Exam 1 Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers Chief Information Officer (CIO) - answerHead of technology within a corporation End-Users - answerPeople that use computers Telegraph - answerConnected the world in 1837 When did Western Union close its last office? - answer2006 Carrier Pigeons - answerWhat was a result of people in Belgium/Germany requesting market prices? Paul Reuters - answerUsed carrier pigeons to deliver news. Most respected world new source. Study - answerWhat do you need? Design - answerTalk to users. Build it or buy one? Implement - answerSet up & use Support - answerKeep it working Management - answerKeep track of parts, software, & users. Most important people - answerThose that can use tools What's the most important component of IT? - answerPeople Competency - answerKnowledge enabling someone to do soemthing What must people have to gain computer competency? - answerA good attitude Critical Thinking - answerAnalysis that involves looking at all outcomes and making a decision based on them. Best Practice - answerProcess, method, or technique most effective in reaching desired outcome. Moore's Law - answerComputing power doubles every 18 months Gordon Moore - answerFounded Intel. Created Moore's Law in 1965. Creation of microchips Jeff Bezos - answerFounder of Amazon Leaders (First Adopters) - answerBusinesses that buy technology as soon as it is released. Followers - answerWait for technology to improve before buying it. Hardware - answerPhysical parts of a computer (i.e. circuit boards, keyboards, and chipsets) Application - answerSomething with practical use & expected outcome. Mainframe Computer - answerRoom-sized computers that process and store massive amounts of bulk data. Supercomputer - answerLarge, all-knowing databases What is IBM's supercomputer called? - answerWatson How many mainframe computers does TAMU have? - answer2. One here for payroll, another in Dallas for backups. How many supercomputers does TAMU have? - answer3 What was the first company that allowed customers to track packages? - answerFedEx Who are her granddaughters? - answerGracie (2.5 y/o) and Lucy (newborn, 9/3/17). Midrange Computers - answerSmaller and less powerful than mainframes, but can do the same functions. Microcomputers - answerCommon, everyday computers that are the least powerful. Contain microprocessors. Desktop - answerComputer that sits on a desk. Not portable. Laptop - answerPortable version of a desktop Amdahl - answerComputer company in '70s. TAMU was third customer. Had orange panels painted maroon. Who is referred to as "Big Blue"? - answerIBM Software - answerCollection of computer programs that accomplish a specific task Application Software - answerSoftware that performs a specific task. Can't operate without system software. Operating System - answerSoftware that manages the resources and activities of the computer. Executes instructions. Which software do TAMU servers use? - answerLinux File Management - answerStoring and organizing files in a computer's memory. One of the most important jobs. Multitasking - answerSwitching from one application to the other GUI - answerGraphical User Interface. Allows a user to interact with a machine through visuals and icons. First developed by Apple. Process - answerAny task a computer performs Memory Management - answerCoordinating a computer's memory, including cache, RAM, registers, and virtual memory. Virtual Memory - answerMemory that coordinates, tracks, and allocates use of CPU, registers, RAM, and disk storage. RAM - answerRandom Access Memory. Primary storage, allows data to be accessed in any order without physical movement of media. Code must be in here to run. Chipset - answerComponents in an integrated circuit that manages data flow b/w processor, memory, & peripherals. Registers - answerFast circuitry ROM - answerRead Only Memory. Cannot be edited. CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) Chip - answerContains boot-up code for the computer. Disk Management - answerResponsible for reading and writing data and info to a disk, usually the hard drive. Disk Storage - answerNon-volatile, secondary storage that is recorded to a physical device like a hard drive or optical disk with a read/write apparatus. FAT - answerFile Allocation Table. Directs the read/write arm to data user wishes to access. Binary Code - answerSystem of 1's and 0's used to represent information(1=ON, 0=OFF). Each to the power of 2. ______(2^4)_____(2^3)_____(2^2)_____(2^1)_____(2^0). System Software - answerWhat makes the computer run. Requires little to no human interaction. Software Suite - answerCollection of business computer programs (i.e. Microsoft Office).